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Quindaro Townsite

There is very little remaining of the town of Quindaro, Kansas today.  A modern park shelter now sits atop the bluff that overlooks the riverfront ground that bustled with activity beginning in the late 1850s and continuing to the end of the 1800s and into the early 1900s.  Unfortunately, the once-bustling area is no longer […]

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Lawrence Kansas

A traveler cannot understand the Border War without a visit to Lawrence, Kansas. Lawrence is located about 30 miles west of Kansas City and was one of the first towns settled in the Kansas Territory. Lawrence was settled by abolitionist who were funded and supported by abolitionists like the New England Emigrant Aid Company among

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Reverend Thomas Johnson

Reverend Thomas Johnson

Check out my article in the January 29th edition of the Johnson County Gazette. This month I look into the man for whom Johnson County was named, The Reverend Thomas Johnson. Johnson is an interesting character whose reputation is not exactly “squeaky clean”. The article can be found on the Johnson County Gazette website at

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